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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2024 Lafleur offers up an exotic mélange of vibrant red fruit, blood orange, spice, rose petal and white pepper. Today, all of the wine's energy feels directed inwards, resulting in a Lafleur that is quite reticent. There's quite a bit of potential here, but the 2024 is pretty shut down at this stage. Time in the glass brings out the wine's textural finesse. 04/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2024 Lafleur was picked September 20 to September 30. It has a discrete bouquet which is unusual for Lafleur at this stage, very harmonious with a mixture of blackcurrant and graphite scents, erring towards Left Bank in style as this Pomerol is wont to do. The palate is medium-bodied with a dash of white pepper on the entry. There is an entrancing symmetry to this Lafleur, and it feels very composed and poised towards the finish, which the Bouchet [Cabernet Franc] has shaped. This is a multi-faceted Lafleur, which is some achievement in this growing season. It will be fascinating to watch evolve in bottle. 04/2025

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Yohan Castaing

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2024 Lafleur is an ode to leisurely, slow ripening, offering a delicately perfumed bouquet of violets, cherries, cassis, flowers and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and pure, it's seamless and polished with ultrarefined tannins and a delicate yet vibrant core of fruit, culminating in a long, ethereal finish laced with rose petal nuances. Less dense and structured than many recent vintages, it evokes the charm and elegance of 1983 or 1985, reimagined through a modern lens (and a cooler, wetter growing season), both in viticulture and vinification. 04/2025

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2024 Château Lafleur is classic in every way, offering a gorgeous perfume of black raspberries, gravelly earth, and spring flowers that evolves toward more violet and mineral-driven notes with air. Medium-bodied, with a layered, rounded mouthfeel, it's not massive but shines for its precision, ripe, polished tannins, and gorgeous finish. This is a wine that gains in nuance the longer it sits in the glass, and these subtle, graceful 2024s from the Guinaudeau family feel like a throwback to the 1980s, made with remarkable purity and precision. 05/2025

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, d'intensité normale. Nez très aromatique, subtil, noble et complexe, évoluant suave à l'agitation du verre. Aérien en entrée de bouche, avec beaucoup de goût au milieu et de la classe dans le toucher, le vin fond sur le palais tel une dentelle parfumée. C'est différent et très bon. Assemblage : 55 % bouchet, 45 % merlot. Degré d'alcool : 13°5 - pH : 3,55. Rendement : 50 hl/ha. Vin de presse : 8 %. 04/2025

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A superb red for the vintage with so much character, singing Lafleur like a world-class opera singer. So spicy and floral, showing tobacco, cherries and redcurrants. Some milk chocolate and truffles. Complex with seductive tannins and creamy acidity. Wonderful length. Reminds me of the 1978. A blend of 45% merlot and 55% bouchet (cabernet franc). 04/2025